Pit Bull

The problem is usually NOT the dog or the breed but the lack of HUMAN education and understanding of canine drives, critical periods of development, personality types, genetics factors, effect of environment and stimuli, behavior modification, pack theory and much more. Things like, "it all depends on how they are raised", "dogs have to be taught to fight", "this small dog bites people but my six large working breed dogs are big babies", "it is because of inbreeding", "those breeds are more dangerous than others", etc, are typical statements seen in discussions when there is a lack of REAL knowledge and educated understanding. Any dog can and will bite if his "threshold" for tolerance is exceeded. No one can really predict how Brad Pitt's children and the dog will mix. It depends on too many factors and future "events" to even guess at. Hopefully, he and his families' new companion have a very rewarding relationship. :)

I think that dog will be fine around kids :) It doesn't depend on the breed, it depends soley on that dog. And I don't think Brad would have gotten a dog with a bad personality. I think it's great he adopted a pit bull. I work directly with many dogs, including a big beautiful pitbull mix. And it was a very very sweet dog. I've also worked with 2 dobrmans, 2 rottweilers, 3 boxers and 3 bulldogs. All great dogs!

One of my best friends has a mini-daschie that we lovingly call a "B*tch-a-poo" because she's so snappy. She's tiny, and my friend doesn't have small children, so in their house it's not a big deal. Good training of any breed is the most important factor in how the dog turns out. Although I do agree with the responder about in-line breeding when it comes to pits- because usually pits are bred in-line to encourage aggression. Responsible in-line breeding doesn't automatically cause problems. I think it's safe to assume Brad Pitt's dog will be trained by top notch trainers & that he'll be a responsible owner.